I have absolutely no idea if this is a joke or not but thought it may well be worth a try especially for us Qlders. Might just be a good marketing ploy by Listerineâ€¦

If anyone tries it and has success you might like to let us all know

Mosquito Spray...

At a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby.

I wonder if the cheaper simmiler products like listerine would work? As Listerine is quite dear to just spray around but then again so are a lot of the products meant to keep those nasties away. Mite have to give this one a try as we have an outdoor party in a few weeks and could prove to be handy.

AussieSunset wrote:I wonder if the cheaper simmiler products like listerine would work? .

Compare the contents of the two AS and if they are the same then I can't see why it would not work, that is presuming it works in the first place.

I wikipedia'ed that yesterday

The active ingredients listed on Listerine bottles are menthol, thymol, methyl salicylate, and eucalyptol. Ethanol is present in concentrations of 21.6% in the flavored product and 26.9% in the original gold Listerine Antiseptic. Thymol is an antiseptic, methyl salicylate is a cleaning agent, and menthol is a local anesthetic. At this concentration, the ethanol serves to dissolve the active ingredients.

A Food and Drug Administration Advisory Panel has recommended that the active ingredients in Listerine be classified as Category I (safe and effective) for antiplaque and antigingivitis activity.

The efficacy of the treatment is due mainly to Listerine's liquid properties, as liquids are quite effective at coating most exposed surfaces in the mouth, even between teeth. By the same coin, however, this treatment is generally ineffective at physically removing the plaque buildup and wedged-in food particles that it is intended to neutralize. Listerine is best used in conjunction with brushing and flossing, but not as a replacement